Special Venire to Hear Two Murder Trials Jan. 15
The 143rd District Court sets January 15 as Criminal Jury Week with 130 jurors summoned for a special venire. Trials involve Richard Valle charged with murder in the April death of Johnny White and Liborio Garcia charged in the November killing of Florencio Sotelo. Names of summoned jurors are listed.
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143Rd District Court
Richard Valle
Valle
Johnny White
Monahans
North Side
Liborio Garcia
Garcia
James D. Witcher
Roy M. Mahan
Weldon Armstrong
W. R. Puckett
Cleveland L. Ault
Jimmie R. Snelson
Oscar F. Bivins
W. R. Ford, Jr
Gilbert Griffin
J. C. Greer
James R. Roberts
Beth Welch
Gary C. Flatt
Leroy A. Hurt
James Parker
A. P. Goode
Billy Graham
Charles L. Wil
Banquet Tickets Deadline Daily Push for Ward County Banquet
Chamber of Commerce manager Buddy Byars announced tickets for the Annual Banquet are selling well. Dr Charles Allen will give the main address at 7 15 p m on January 18 at the Ward County Coliseum on the Grandfalls highway. The deadline to return mailed tickets or purchase new ones is 5 p.m. today for catering purposes.
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Chamber of Commerce
Buddy Byars
Chamber
Charles Allen
Houston
Ward County Coliseum
Grandfalls Highway
Byars
Ramon Sotelo Wounded In Viet Nam War
The wife of PFC Ramon Sotelo received a telegram Friday noting he was slightly wounded in hostile action in Vietnam on January 2. He suffered metal fragments in his right thigh and was at the 12th Evacuation Hospital for treatment. Sotelo, who arrived in Vietnam on Thanksgiving Day, served with the 25th Infantry Division near Dau Tieng before his unit moved to Saudi. He wrote to express appreciation for a Christmas card. His present address is PFC Ramon Sotelo RA 15775223, 12th Evacuation Hospital, APO San Francisco, Calif 96353.
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Ramon Sotelo
Vietnam
Sotelo
Yolanda
Victor Sotelo, Jr
25Th Infantry
Dau Tieng
Saudi
Pfc
Apo San Francisco
Calif
Pre-School Class To Open With Friday Meeting
Spanish speaking children who are six by Sept 1 1967 or will be six before that date are eligible to attend a pre school kindergarten opening at midterm in the local school. A meeting at 10 a.m. Friday in the Junior High Cafeteria will register children for the program. Last year’s three hour mornings will extend to a full semester of instruction this year.
City Council to Review Plats and Approve Service Awards
City Council agenda for 2 p.m. includes presenting a 10 year service award to Claude Chance and 15 years to Catarina Urquidez. Also on tap are tax error adjustments for Gulf Oil Corp, bids on a police car, plat reviews by Wayne Long and Hahn Westerfeldt Sewell, and discussions on oil company tax evaluation services and Gulf Oil Corp fencing.
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Claude Chance
Catarina Urquidez
Gulf Oil Corp
Wayne Long
Hahn
Westerfeldt and Sewell
Nominations Wanted for Outstanding Citizen of the Year
The Chamber of Commerce asks for nominations for its annual Outstanding Citizen of the Year award. Nominations must be at the Chamber office by noon Friday and should cite occupational, civic, charitable, church, or philanthropic contributions.
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Chamber of Commerce
Kiwanians Hear Driskill on College Financial Aid
Monahans High School counsellor Glenn Driskill told Kiwanis members that any student who wants a college education can get help. He noted 866 students enrolled, with 70 percent likely to pursue college and about half to graduate, adding grants cover only part of needs and other aid programs exist. Paul Dunlap, District Scout Executive, attended as a guest.
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Monahans
Glenn Driskill
Kiwanis Club
Paul Dunlap
Cold Weather Stays Harsh in Monahans and Ward County
Cold damp air covers Monahans and Ward County with nightly readings near freezing and daytime highs rarely above 60. The 30 day low hit 19 degrees on December 22 while Saturday night fell to an unspecified low. No precipitation but noticeable dampness and a light misty snow began Sunday around eleven o'clock.
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Monahans
Ward County
Grandfalls Water District to Name Directors Tuesday
Voters in Ward County Water Improvement District No 2 Grandfalls will name directors in an election set for tomorrow. Balloting runs 8 a m to 7 p m at the District Office. Candidates include John L Black A B Hale Charles Oliver L R Snelson III and J D Witcher.
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Ward County Water Improvement District No
Grandfalls
Dimh
John L. Black
A. B., Hale
Charles Oliver
L. R., Snelson III
J.D. Witcher
Lions Club aids voter registration drive in Monahans
Monahans Evening Lions Club undertakes a house to house campaign to sign up voters before the January 31 deadline. President Fred Cedillo says volunteers go out in spare time each evening focusing on eligible residents on the north side.
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Monahans Evening Lions Club
Fred Cedillo
Lions Club
Semester tests due this week at local school
School officials announce semester tests will be given Thursday and Friday as the school year reaches its midpoint.
Visitor totals dip at Sand Hills State Park in December
Cold December weather reduced park attendance though 1755 visitors were logged at Sand Hills State Park. Christmas day set a best count at 200, with 122 out of state cars and 70 people staying overnight, per Superintendent J. A. Jaynes.
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Sandhills State Park
J. A. Jaynes
Modern traffic light installed at Fifteenth and Stockton
Harold Kirby of Monahans explains the new double faced traffic light at Fifteenth and Stockton uses a buried loop system to change signals. Pedestrian buttons allow short red light intervals but police will deter tampering to maintain normal Stockton traffic flow.
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Fifteenth
Stockton
Texas Highway Department
Harold Kirby
City of
Monahans
Sealy
Franklin
Eva
15Th
Kirby
Stockholders Meet This Week At Local Banks
The annual meetings of stockholders for First National and First State Bank are set for 2 30 Tuesday afternoon at their places of business and the Savings and Loan group holds a 3 o clock Thursday session.
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First National
First State Bank
Savings and Loan
Voters urged to register at courthouse Tax Office
With nearly 5000 expected this year residents are urged to register now to avoid long waits. A registration form is printed in this issue for mailing to the Ward County Tax Assessor-Collector to complete registration.
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Ward County Tax Assessor - Collector
J C Burton Appointed Area Engineer for Pan American
J C Burton is named area engineer for Pan American Petroleum Corporation in the Monahans region effective January 16. He joined Pan Am in June 1960 as a junior petroleum engineer in Odessa, served in the U S Air Force 1960 to 1963, and held multiple engineering posts in Odessa Midland and Fort Worth before the new appointment. Born in Waco, he is a 1960 Texas A&M graduate in chemical engineering and a Society of Petroleum Engineers member.
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Pan American Petroleum Corporation
J. C. Burton
Monahans
S. Allen
Burton
Pan Am
Odessa
U. S. Air Force
Fort Worth
Waco
John Tyler High School
Tyler
Texas A & M
Society of Petroleum Engineers
The
A.I.M.E
GOPs Map Plans For Local And District Races
The Ward County Republican Party sets a 7:30 p.m. meeting in the Thrift Room of the Texas Saving and Loan to discuss entering candidates in local and district races and the Lincoln Day Dinner. Reports from Murray Howze, Mrs. L. M. Hudgins, and Wayland Martin will be presented, followed by a county executive committee meeting.
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Ward County Republican Party
Texas Saving and Loan
Murray Howze
L. M. Hudgins
Wayland Martin
DAR To Sponsor Citizenship Class In Local Area
The Daughters of the American Revolution through its local group will offer a Citizenship class if there is enough interest. Mrs. F L Williams Regent says a Spanish teacher will provide instruction on steps to naturalized citizenship. For more information call Mrs Wayne Harveson at 943-5749.
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Daughters of the American Revolution
Dar’s
F. L. Williams
Wayne Harveson
Monahans Records 1967 Driest Sixties Precipitation
Official weather observers report 1967 in Monahans as the driest year of the 1960s with only 5.59 inches of precipitation. cumulative totals by year listed show a generally low rainfall trend from 1960 through 1966, ending before 1967.
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Monahans
H. Rogers
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E. R. Glass
Wayne Bessent
Shiley Blanchard
Clifford L. Kidd, Sr
Lucille B. Hisel
James L. Burkhart
James L. Bryson
M. FE. Boatman
Doris G. Ray
Patsy Greathouse
W. E. Whitaker
John A. Burton
Max R. Hall
Bill Oliver
Curtis A. Armstrong
Marie George
Don Solomon
Clifford H. Chambers
E. W. Duncan
Albert Dawson
Joy Sprouse
John B. Snelson
Lloyd Goats
David Garcia
Alis A. Hunt
Walter L. Pierce
Jack L. Butler
Rayborn Mathews
Larry Garrett
C. M. Sanders
C. F. Clark
Anna S. Swafford
Prince L. Murphy
Homer Nettleton
Clovis Harrison
Kenneth Dossey
Floyd H. Copeland
Vance C. Phillips
Bob Manning
J. B. Trees
Robert L. Bass
John A. Bates
Norris G. Harp
Earl Lasiter
Lloyd Smith
Ronald Jackson
Marshall O. Blount
Dorothy Andrews
John Ludwig
W. O. Walker
Sheridan Wingrove
W. W. Pollard
John Franks
Deanna Bell
Raymond L. Chaney
Lavan Gotcher
William A. Tipton
Lloyd Best
T. R. Kinsey
Jesse M. Parker
Domingo Garcia
T. F. Baker
Glenn E. Hutton
Jack Higginbotham
Fred Burk
Jean Knight
H. A. Collins
Walter S. Iness
Alton W. Crowley
Wallace D. McNamee
W. H. Brantley
Mack Smith
Paul H. Briley, Jr
Catherine Quintela
City Council
Ricky Tedford
Seminole Indians
Lobo Gym
Lobos
Andrews
Grandfalls Water District
Park
15Th and
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J.C. Burton
DAR
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